The '''FIFA World Cup''' is a global [[soccer|association football]] ([[soccer]]) tournament held every four years since 1930 (except during the Second World War). Its scale as a global sporting event is challenged only by the [[Olympics]].

The '''FIFA World Cup''' is a global [[soccer|association football]] ([[soccer]]) tournament held every four years since 1930 (except during the Second World War). Its scale as a global sporting event is challenged only by the [[Olympics]].

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In the current form, the final tournament is contested by 32 nations who, with the exception of the host nation, are required to qualify by beating others from their region in a preliminary tournament. The current holders of the World Cup are Spain, who beat the Netherlands in the 2010 final in South Africa. [[Brazil]] currently holds the record for most wins, with 5.

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In the current form, the final tournament is contested by 32 nations who, with the exception of the host nation, are required to qualify by beating others from their region in a preliminary tournament. The current holders of the World Cup are Germany, who beat Argentina in the 2014 final in Brazil. [[Brazil]] currently holds the record for most wins, with 5.

Revision as of 19:07, 14 July 2014

The FIFA World Cup is a global association football (soccer) tournament held every four years since 1930 (except during the Second World War). Its scale as a global sporting event is challenged only by the Olympics.

In the current form, the final tournament is contested by 32 nations who, with the exception of the host nation, are required to qualify by beating others from their region in a preliminary tournament. The current holders of the World Cup are Germany, who beat Argentina in the 2014 final in Brazil. Brazil currently holds the record for most wins, with 5.

Dominance by Christian Nations

It is notable that strongly Christian nations have won every World Cup. Muslim teams, such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, despite their apparent strength in the sport, have all failed at various world cups. It is also noticeable that as nations Christian ways have diminished, like Brazil's increasing acceptance of gay marriage, their performance has suffered also. In fact, Brazil have been the favourites for two of the last three tournaments and failed both times, while the truly Christian US have improved and other Christian nations have followed.

Another case in point is Spain, who were knocked out in 2006, were only able to win in 2010 after losing 1-0 in the first match and only winning by a goal in each of their four knockout matches and were beaten easily in the group stages in 2014.